Example sentences of "[adj] [noun] on [noun] [prep] an " in BNC.
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| 1 | These changes have had a marked effect on farmland as an aggregation of bird habitats . |
| 2 | Conversely a woman who is a British citizen does not automatically lose her British citizenship on marriage with an alien . |
| 3 | After opening firmer , the dollar lost ground on expectations of an imminent easing of monetary policy by the US Federal Reserve but strong demand pushed it 0.80 pfennigs higher at DM1.8925 . |
| 4 | Police violence against members of racial minorities became a national issue following the widespread broadcast on television of an amateur video showing white Los Angeles policemen brutally beating a black man who had been stopped for an alleged driving offence on March 3 . |
| 5 | A successful candidate will have demonstrated the ability to write mature , fluent , accurate and idiomatic English on behalf of an employer , choosing technical terms , tone , form and content appropriate to the requirements of a particular situation . |
| 6 | The company denies that a swingeing attack on Taylor in an internal staff report amounted to ‘ constructive dismissal ’ , as Taylor has claimed since he resigned . |
| 7 | But positive attitudes can turn into negative ones on arrival in an unfamiliar land especially if it is customary for expatriates not to mix socially with local people but for locals and expatriates to live in separate communities . |
| 8 | The twentieth century has seen the growth of a considerable literature on management as an acquired skill and it has for some time been possible to obtain academic management qualifications . |
| 9 | In 1983/84 , it came close to collapse after making heavy losses on loans to an Indian commodity group named Esal , which was involved in the subsequent collapse of Johnson Matthey . |
| 10 | With respect to psychiatric treatment , under Section 29 of the MHA 1983 , the county court can appoint the local social services authority as acting nearest relative for a psychiatric patient on application by an approved social worker on the grounds ‘ that the nearest relative of the patient unreasonably objects to the making of an application for admission for treatment … in respect of the patient ’ . |
| 11 | But it contrasts with the latter 's general emphasis on religion as an abortive form of protest by the underprivileged : ' … the sigh of the oppressed creature , the sentiment of a heartless world , and the soul of soulless conditions … the opium of the people ! ’ |
| 12 | President Ion Iliescu and Prime Minister Petre Roman tried to address the crowd from a makeshift platform on top of an armoured car , but were barely audible about jeering and shouts of " Down with the communists ! " and " Death for a death ! " . |
| 13 | A successful candidate will have demonstrated the ability to write creditable and accurate English on behalf of an employer , with minimal supervision , and to choose the tone , form and content appropriate to the requirements of a particular situation . |
| 14 | This sets strict limits on emissions in an effort to reduce the country 's contribution to global warming and acid rain . |
| 15 | Parliament has less influence over such matters as it has either to depend on the Commission to incorporate its views into an amended proposal or to reject the Council 's common position on legislation by an absolute majority ( currently 260 votes from its 518 members ) . |
| 16 | Health Secretary Virginia Bottomley will issue the controversial new guidelines on Wednesday in an attempt to halt the spread of HIV among heterosexuals . |
| 17 | Ex-prisoners are given a new lease on life by an unusual theatre group , says Sue Wilson |
| 18 | The research brings together academics from the countries included in the study to provide descriptive material on decentralisation for an edited publication . |
| 19 | Later surveys of voluntary work have produced varied results ( Halfpenny , 1990 ) , but it seems that about three in ten adults undertook voluntary work on behalf of an organisation in 1990 , a figure that had not changed much throughout the 1980s . |